6 Montverde Academy Basketball Players Commit to D1 Colleges

On the first National Signing Day, athletes across the country committed to continuing their sport at the collegiate level. Among those athletes, 6 were from Montverde Academy's Girls Basketball Team. Dr. Dish is proud to be partnered with their Head Girls Basketball Coach,  Special Jennings who most recently celebrated 50 wins in her third season with the team. Read below to find out where Coach Jennings players are headed upon graduation!

d1 committments 

National Signing Day is an exciting time for student athletes. Montverde Academy had 29 athletes commit to continuing their sport at the collegiate level. Six out of the twenty-nine student-athletes were from the Montverde Academy Girls Basketball Team. 

• Mjracle Sheppard - Mississippi State
• Cori Allen -  University of Illinois
• Lety Vasconcelos - Baylor 
• Jordy Griggs - University of Kentucky
• Sahnya Jah - University of South Carolina
• Rusne Augustinaite - Georgia Institute of Technology

Championship Coaching

In her second season with the team, Special Jennings helped lead them to their first GEICO National Championship (2021). Coach Jennings, now in her third season, recently celebrated a career milestone of 50 wins. 

Special knows what it takes to build championship programs and pushes players outside of their comfort zone to achieve their goals. Understanding each individual player has been key to her success. Watch the video below where she shares how she caters her coaching to each player.

Train with Special Jennings

Looking for inspiration for your individual or team workouts?! Check out our full FREE library of drills featuring Special Jennings and the Dr. Dish CT. Coach Jennings implements these workouts into her teams training to help develop their offense so they are prepared to chase after championships.